Improved clothes-drier



RICHARD H. BOUGHNER, OF EAST GERMANTOWN, INDIANA.

Leim Patent No. 88,128, dated March 23,- 1869. V

IMPROVED CLOTHESDRIER The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part oi the sume.

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To all whom it ma/y concern Be it known that I, RICHARD H. BOUGHNER, of East Germantown, in the county of Wayne, and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Olothes-Driers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,.and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part of this specilication, in which- Figure l is a perspective view, and

Figure 2 is a vertical section. y

The'saxne letters are employed in both figures for the indication of the same parts.

The following description will enable persons skilled in the 'art to construct my improved clothes-drier. A

)A A are the crossed end-pieces of the frame, connected by a series of rounds, B B.

The round, B1, is extended through the two endpieces, on each side, forming a pivot, upon which they may be turned, in folding up or extending the frame.

The upper ends of the frame-pieces A A are connected' by pppositely-inclined pieces O C, forming a toggle-joint, and pivoted together, at their intersec tion, by the round, O. l

The rounds B2 and B3 pass through the lower ends of the pieces C O, and also through the top of the frame-pieces A A1 projecting outside of the latter far enough to support the horizontal pieces D D. These latter pieces are pivoted on the projecting ends ofthe round, B, and have notches cut in their lower edges,

at D, to receive the projecting ends of the rounds B.

The horizontal pieces are connected by rounds D.

As the rounds are so arranged as not to be in the same vertical plane with one another when the clothesdrier is extended for use, they may all be used for the purpose of suspending clothes therefrom, so that there may be a free circulation along the surface of the clothes suspended therefrom.

Pins D3 are set in the outer sides of the horizontal pieces D, for the purpose of sustaining smallv articles hung thereon to dry.

The clothes-drier may be folded up, when not in use, by turning up lthe horizontal piece D, and bringing together the ends of the pieces O C and A A, the latter turning on the pivoting-round B3.

What I claim as my invention, .and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A clothes-drier, combining in its construction the `following parts, viz, the crossed end-pieces, the` pieces O (l, and rounds B, B, B2, Bf, and Cf, the horizontal pieces D, with rounds D and pins D3, said parts being arranged, in relation to one another, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specication, inthe presence of two .subscribing witnesses. RICHARD H. BOUGHNER. Witnesses:

Joint LONG,

OH'As. B. Monnuousrl. 

